The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-03-17
DAKOTA TERRITORIAL NEWE

Railroad men at Bismarck say thaS
he recent snow storm was the worst
sver known in Dakota.
j. B. Weeks of Huron, has been
iisbarred from practicing as an
ettorney before the interior depart
nent or any on it's bureaus. !
The house passed the bill locating
The agricultural college. O North Dako-
Ia at Fargo, after cutting down the
appropriation asked from $50, 600 to
$4,000.
The council, in executive session con-
frmed the nominations of DR.. Gallo
way and DR.. Donovan, these gentle
men being members of that body.
Andrew Hanson, a deaf man, while
shoveling snow on the railroad tracks
1T Flandreau was run over and killed
by the cars.
The president has approved the bill
authorizing the secretary of war to
credit Dakota with certain sums for
ordnance and ordnance stores issued
to it.
Mrs. Edminister and son, living six
miles from Henry, left that town with
a horse and sleigh. They were found
frozen to death ten rods from. the
home of a neighbor.
Tom Manchester, one of the best
engineers on the Milwaukee road, was
married at Mitchell to Miss Ada Nc
Cormic, daughter of J. E. McCormic,
also a Milwaukee engineer.
Farmers along the Missouri river
who reside upon the low lands fear
unusually high water this spring and
many are preparing for the event by
removing their stock to the higher
lands. -
Judge Mcconnell has decided against
an attachment suit, hence Mrs. K.
Olson's assignment at DEVILS Lake
holds good and the creditors will all
fare alike. The assignee. Frank III.
Prosser, invoices her property and
stock over exemptions and mortgages
ut $4,000, and liabilities at SILL
900.
A party claiming to represent the
Standard Oil company solicited Or
ders Tor oil and gasoline from quite a
number of the citizens of Aberdeen.
He collected the money in advance,
to save express charges being his ex-
cuse. The oil has not been delivered
and it has been discovered that he
has worked the racket in nearly every
town OF Importance in the territory,
making hundreds of dollars by the op-
Grafton.
Atelegram from Boston announces
the death there of H. L. Prescott,
president Of the North Shore Bank of
Devils Lake. He has been absent
some time, organizing a stock compar
ny for making loans or farms in this $
region.
Phillip Amundson, afarmer six miles
east of Hatton, caused the arrest of q
mar last fall for attempting several
times to rape his little girls, aged eight ,
and ten.
Not since the grand opening recep- -
tion rendered by the citizens of Bis
marck to the territorial officers, the %
legislature and invited guests two
years ago has the capitol of Dakota !,
presented a scene SO interesting asdid
on the occasion of the reception to =.
Gov. Church. .
The folio wing Dakota postmasters
have been appointed: Edwin S. Mil
Ter. New Rockford, Eddy county, vice
E. A. Sebring, resigned; Andrew J.
Williams, Trip, Hutchinson county, .
vice Austin Dicker, failed to qualify.
Jas. Haley night yardman at =
Jamestown, was crushed to death
while coupling Jars.
The grand jury at Deadwood return
ed a large number OF indictments
against ex-county officials and others,
including John D. Patton, member OF
the legislature, for irregularities and !
illegalities in the issue of the county
scrip. The matter has been pending
for q year. The parties were indicted
months ago, but the indictments
were quashed as imperfect, hence the
new indictments. N@r
Bank Examiner Taylor has been in
vestigating the condition of the Mer-
chants National bank at Deadwood.
A receiver will be appointed.
DR.. j. R. Whiteside, who was nomi-
mated register of the land Office at
Deadwood, is a resident OF Vermi!lion,
and came originally from Illinois.
The House at Bismarck has passed
a usury bill providing that no higher
rate OF interest than IL per cent. per
annum, and that when a higher rate
is charged the borrower may himself
or his personal representatives, res
cover an action against the person
who shall have taken or received the
same, the full amount of interest or
premium SO paid with cost, if such &C.
ton shall be brought within two years
after such payment; provided that
one-half the amount SO recovered
shall be paid by the officer collecting
into the county treasury for the use
of common schools. The bill was re-